Scrubbing brush



March 5, 1935. A N, SR 1,993,599

V SCRUBBING BRUSH Filed 061;, 19, 1935 H. 9% jar/1,51:

Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE SCRUBBING BRUSH Harry A. Dorn, Sr., South Bend, Ind. Application October 19, 1933, Serial No. 694,301 4 Claims. (01. 15-122) The invention relates to scrubbing brushes for to the brush head by means of a loop 16 pivotcleaning toilet bowls or stools, bathtubs, Washally engaging the cross bar 13 at one end and basins, and the like as well as for general scrubthe opposite end of the container is provided with bing purposes, and may also be used. for washa hook 17 that engages the wire loop foundation 5 ing dishes, cleaning automobiles, and as a per- 12 remote from the handle 10. 5 sonal bathbrush, and has for its principal object It will be apparent that any suitable resilient the provision of an improved means for holding wire may be used for forming the container, but a bar of soap or disinfectant to mix with the to prevent scratching or abrading the article fvvater during the scrubbing operation. that is to be cleaned with the brush it is pre- A further object of the invention is the proferred that the wire used for forming the con- 10 vision of a brush of the character stated that is ai Shall be Wh is k w as insulated Wire, extremely simple in construction, is reasonable v g a c g 140 enclosing the Wire as in cost of manufacture, and that is thoroughly OW Figure 5- efficient in operation. It will also be apparent that the soap or dis- 15 The construction and advantages of the inf etant that may be placed in the container 15 vention will be more clearly brought out hereinmay b f any d s d character, but for the m s after and the device will be found illustrated in fl t operation of the r h the ap or d sthe accompanying drawing, in which infectant should be manufactured for use in the Figure 1 is a plan view of the brush made in container in the shape of a a as il us- 20 accordance with the invention, trated in Figure 4. 20

Figure 2 is a side view showing the brush in In use it w be pp h w h t s p section and the soap container in position in or disinfectant within the container 15 the brush the brush head, may be used in the ordinary way for scrubbing, Figure 3 is a side view in elevation of the soap and that Water by contacting t he o p or or disinfectant c nt i e disinfectant during the scrubbing operation ob- 25 Figure 4 is a side view of a bar of soap or Viates the necessity of pp y th oap or disdisinfectant to be used in connection with the infectant t0 the brush bristlessoap container, and What I claim is:

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on a In Combination with a brush having a plane indicated by th i 5 5 of Figure 3, handle and a loop foundation for brush bristles, 30 the parts being sho on an enlarged b a container for soap, disinfectant and the like In the drawing similar reference characters Pivotal-11y Secured t0 Saidfoundation, me n are used to designate corresponding parts to removably secure the container to the loop throughout the several vie foundation remote from the position where pivot- The improved scrubbing brush includes a ally secured as aforesaid, n the n in r 35 handle 10 on which is mounted a brush head 11 being porous r t pu p s s dhaving a twisted wire foundation 12 formed into In Combination with a brush having a a loop as shown in Figure 1, th d r said handle and a loop foundation for brush bristles, twisted wire foundation being secured i th a cylindrical container for soap, disinfectant and 40 handle 10 in any suitable manne the like pivotally secured to said loop foundation 40 Secured to the two sides of the loop of twisted adjacent to d handle, means to v b y wir 12 i b 13 th t i arranged adjacent secure the container to the loop foundation reto the handle 10, d on which is mounted a mote from the handle, and the container being cylindrical container 14 formed of a length of porous for the Purpose statedwire coiled into the shape of a coil spring, said In Combination With a brush having 91 45 wire being preferably resilient so that the cyhandle and a loop foundation for brush bristles, lindrical container provided for coiling the length a container comprising coiled w o old g V of wire 14, and designated 15 may be held by soap, disinfectant and the like, one end of said the resilience of the container in the loop comwire being piv ta s u to h 0 p undaprising the brush head by means of securing tion adjacent to the handle, the other end of 50 said container in said loop and when the coiled said wire being extended from the coil and havwire container is stretched spaces are provided ing its extremity returned on itself to provide between the adjacent coils for passage of water a hook engaging said loop foundation remote through the container to dissolve the soap or from the handle, the spaces between the coils disinfectant therein. The container is secured of, the wire providing means for passage of water mounted on said bar, a hook on the other extremity of said wire engaging the loop foundation remote from the handle, the container being adapted to hold soap, disinfectant and the like and the coils being stretched apart to provide spaces for passage of water therethrough.

HARRY A. DORN, SR. 

